The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-02
HON. T.. ". srTHERLIT.
The ",Tl,ird Term" and "Personaisnl"
Arguments Demolished.

Arguments bcInOhshe"'
ota'e oer@Ioi l1' w. "' 'i'0t 49, "'' -
trodnced. lie SAID:
Ladies and Gentlemen, BELOW Citizens
The sO-called ''refUrmers' in this eXtraordlI-
nary campaign are moving heaven and earth
70 find some reasons. to discover some means
to bring about the defeat of Gov. McEnery,
and to put the stamp OF condemnation upon
a regular Democratic administration Fellow
citizens, they would give their birthlight
freely, they would give their own right arm
II they could in the desperation of their
efforts to find one single act OF lnaladnlinis-
tr0tion, or one Single neglect Of pubic duty
that would Justify at your hands a legitimate
censuIe OF the present administration. They
overlook the progress that has been made in
this State during The present admin
istrstion. They overlook the. fact that
GS ,s ayeaa " no II ti rom
fhe Srssnsas line to The Gulf have been en-
tirsiv Rebuilt. wpIling tint mighty river that
HONS from he Canada line 20 the southern
GrIF ,,rntsctiro Ihs nfnT,ie An The banIs az
fbst rtaat sfrnan, from overflow. innndefIon
al f@cth Tbev nveTIoak fha Fart fiat when
Gov NcFnart came into the FxSnntiye ofYicn
Of His Sta hat the public securities Of this
Sat yere not worth NV cents on The dol
i nr. yhersas they are nov worth more th9n
ninety cenfg They oyerlool, the fact that
the assessed value of tie property in this
State during his administration has increased
". l1,ut u since
ha came into Office. They overlook the fact
IT. - IL, doI,bIn +i,e S1T,bor ~ cl,iIiren
e Pe@,I uo the nTh,c schoHs Of tbs
fhon attapded fhen, whs,, his Term nf Sffjce
began. In the desperatton Of their Efforts to
find some reasons for the condemnation Of
L his administration, they have been driven to
Two single points. I refer 10 their arguments
on ''personalism" and to the third term
idea.
TLe, ersr that Cor NcFrnr,,,s od,,inis-
-
apnointed his friends to once in the exercise
of hig patronage and distributing power.
Tho overlook, fellow-citi2ens, the fact that
when Gov. McFnery was renominated and
reelected in 1884 that in a letter written in
his own hand TO the President of the United
States, Mn. Cleveland be earnestly and zeal
ously urged the appointment of
GEN. FRED, y. OGDEN
to high Federal Office in this State. Gen
Fred. Ogden was the champion of the re
form" idea, or rather the candidate Of the
reform faction in 1854. After Gov. Ne
Encry'S nomination he, with u m3Gnanimity
and generosity that. you will; never find in a
reform administration II they should gam
this cUqtest-l say that with q characteristic
generosity and magnanimity Coy. McEnery
asked at the hands OF the President of the
United States the elevation to high Fedora
Office of his opponent, Gen. Fred. Ogden
{and revere the mans memory the leader
Of the hlfe ILeagne, who leo 1t to victory on
the 4th OF september, 1874, and who, with
it, oTerthreT, the kellogg government as
mere cnau. Inc lstteI that was written,
teiloW-cluEens, was by Senator Eustls, whc
has 50 ABLY and enquently addressed
you mere To-Day, personally delivered
Into the hands OF the President OF
tne Olatsu STATES ne letter, IL seems, wa
pnheeded, L suppose because Senator EUstls
was not In such close communion with the
president Of the United States as he ttastssrf
qliffel ne Is To-Day; Judge EstiIttte, OF -,
Landry, VINO III the last state convention pat
Gen; Ogden In nonnsti9n,, is now enjoying
~ the haR9S OF d0N' MChnery a lucrative
and honorable office. Judge Herman, one OF
tue circuit Judges OF This state, IL the Bat0i
Houge circuit, Is also now enjoying that
and Was 0p9osed to t6e renonino I ion ~ Gov
McEnery.
1t is not necessary, fellow-cisizens, tc
weary yonr patience by giving you every in.
stance. They go on down from his distin
Guished opponent, Gen. Ogden. from Jude
Estiictte and from Judge Herman, to thu
lowest officer of the State. He has anpoin led
men without regard To their personal prefer
ences whether they voted for him or wle thsl
they were against him. The sole test wild
him, according to my Judgment ard estima
ton, IN The selection uT his apppiutees hai
been the efficiency OF the aypuintse5 ans
their democracy, and he has never inquired
whether lhey supported HLm or whether they
did not.
We are told by these reform orators that !;
they gain this victory Heir government vii
nn5 b. a personal Que: but, unfortunately
one OF their speakers at the institution Of thi,
extraordinary canvass, in the parish of IVES
Baton Rouge, stated publicly before c crowt
that the reason why Tie supporters of Gov
McEnary were making such strenuous eff
fort to retain him in Office was because '.th,
McEngry people knew that il Gov. Nichols
was nomiq. ted the last one of them would bt
Put odt o! Office. TAst speaker, feliUE-cit
Gems, was tGSen oil the stump; he has re